Pamela Anderson Says Her 'Madly in Love' Parents 'Worked It Out' After Some Tumultuous Years: 'Not My Business'

Mar. 15, 2025

Pamela Anderson on Sept. 6, 2024.Photo:Kayla Oaddams/GettyPamela Andersonis reflecting on her parents' complicated relationship.The Last Showgirlactress, 57, is one ofGlamourmagazine’s Global Women of the Year, and in a wide-ranginginterview, she spoke about living next toher parents Carol and Barry, and how they reconciled in their marriage after a tumultuous past.“Well, I know my parents, my dad was a terrible drinker, and my mom kind of figured out a way…. And I blamed her, too, because why was she staying in this kind of relationship?” Anderson recalled. “There were many times where I didn’t want her to stay in it.““But,” she continued, “they worked it out. They’re madly in love.“Anderson, who is the mom of two adult sonsBrandon Thomas Lee, 28, and Dylan Jagger Lee, 26, said when it came to her parents, she “just accepted their relationship is theirs; it’s not my business.“Pamela Anderson with her parents.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via GettyThe star wrote about her father’s alcoholism and abusive behavior in her bestselling memoirLove, Pamela, including an instance when she claimsBarry drowned her kittens in front of heras a kid. In the 2023 documentaryPamela: A Love Story, the actress said, “My parents, they fought a lot, but they also made up.“Anderson toldGlamour, “I love my dad. My dad is such an interesting person. He’s in Mensa, the family’s Finnish. He’s very poetic… Growing up, playing poker and all the things that he did, I guess people would’ve considered him kind of like the wild man of the neighborhood, very like the bad boy.”Today, Anderson lives on Vancouver Island in Canada next to her mom and dad. “We have a big property, and it used to be nine cabins; now we have three. So [my parents] live in one cabin, and I have two houses that are mine. I always say I meet my mom in the vegetable garden and we get along just fine. If we’re in the garden, it’s all roses, really!“Claire RothsteinElsewhere in theGlamourinterview, Anderson reflected on how becoming a mother helped her stay on the right path in life.“There were many times where I could have just gone that way, but what saved my life — and you never want to put this on your kids — were my boys,” she said. “Because without my boys, I wouldn’t have been able to be as strong as I was.“If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

Pamela Anderson on Sept. 6, 2024.Photo:Kayla Oaddams/Getty

Kayla Oaddams/Getty

Pamela Andersonis reflecting on her parents' complicated relationship.The Last Showgirlactress, 57, is one ofGlamourmagazine’s Global Women of the Year, and in a wide-ranginginterview, she spoke about living next toher parents Carol and Barry, and how they reconciled in their marriage after a tumultuous past.“Well, I know my parents, my dad was a terrible drinker, and my mom kind of figured out a way…. And I blamed her, too, because why was she staying in this kind of relationship?” Anderson recalled. “There were many times where I didn’t want her to stay in it.““But,” she continued, “they worked it out. They’re madly in love.“Anderson, who is the mom of two adult sonsBrandon Thomas Lee, 28, and Dylan Jagger Lee, 26, said when it came to her parents, she “just accepted their relationship is theirs; it’s not my business.“Pamela Anderson with her parents.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via GettyThe star wrote about her father’s alcoholism and abusive behavior in her bestselling memoirLove, Pamela, including an instance when she claimsBarry drowned her kittens in front of heras a kid. In the 2023 documentaryPamela: A Love Story, the actress said, “My parents, they fought a lot, but they also made up.“Anderson toldGlamour, “I love my dad. My dad is such an interesting person. He’s in Mensa, the family’s Finnish. He’s very poetic… Growing up, playing poker and all the things that he did, I guess people would’ve considered him kind of like the wild man of the neighborhood, very like the bad boy.”Today, Anderson lives on Vancouver Island in Canada next to her mom and dad. “We have a big property, and it used to be nine cabins; now we have three. So [my parents] live in one cabin, and I have two houses that are mine. I always say I meet my mom in the vegetable garden and we get along just fine. If we’re in the garden, it’s all roses, really!“Claire RothsteinElsewhere in theGlamourinterview, Anderson reflected on how becoming a mother helped her stay on the right path in life.“There were many times where I could have just gone that way, but what saved my life — and you never want to put this on your kids — were my boys,” she said. “Because without my boys, I wouldn’t have been able to be as strong as I was.“If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

Pamela Andersonis reflecting on her parents' complicated relationship.

The Last Showgirlactress, 57, is one ofGlamourmagazine’s Global Women of the Year, and in a wide-ranginginterview, she spoke about living next toher parents Carol and Barry, and how they reconciled in their marriage after a tumultuous past.

“Well, I know my parents, my dad was a terrible drinker, and my mom kind of figured out a way…. And I blamed her, too, because why was she staying in this kind of relationship?” Anderson recalled. “There were many times where I didn’t want her to stay in it.”

“But,” she continued, “they worked it out. They’re madly in love.”

Anderson, who is the mom of two adult sonsBrandon Thomas Lee, 28, and Dylan Jagger Lee, 26, said when it came to her parents, she “just accepted their relationship is theirs; it’s not my business.”

Pamela Anderson with her parents.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty

The star wrote about her father’s alcoholism and abusive behavior in her bestselling memoirLove, Pamela, including an instance when she claimsBarry drowned her kittens in front of heras a kid. In the 2023 documentaryPamela: A Love Story, the actress said, “My parents, they fought a lot, but they also made up.”

Anderson toldGlamour, “I love my dad. My dad is such an interesting person. He’s in Mensa, the family’s Finnish. He’s very poetic… Growing up, playing poker and all the things that he did, I guess people would’ve considered him kind of like the wild man of the neighborhood, very like the bad boy.”

Today, Anderson lives on Vancouver Island in Canada next to her mom and dad. “We have a big property, and it used to be nine cabins; now we have three. So [my parents] live in one cabin, and I have two houses that are mine. I always say I meet my mom in the vegetable garden and we get along just fine. If we’re in the garden, it’s all roses, really!”

Claire Rothstein

Elsewhere in theGlamourinterview, Anderson reflected on how becoming a mother helped her stay on the right path in life.

“There were many times where I could have just gone that way, but what saved my life — and you never want to put this on your kids — were my boys,” she said. “Because without my boys, I wouldn’t have been able to be as strong as I was.”

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

source: people.com